Scarlett

“What?” The word escaped my lips like a desperate gasp as everyone around me froze in stunned silence.

My heart plummeted to my stomach, and I stumbled backward, my legs suddenly weak beneath me. What the hell was he talking about?

“So!” Mother’s voice sounded colder than ever. It was as if she had predicted this. “How did you do it?”

Father’s shoulders slumped in defeat. “It was Alpha Patrick,” he confessed, his voice hollow and pathetic. “He was the one who gave me the potion to make it seem like I was your fated mate.”

His eyes darted nervously around the place as he continued. “I’m just a...